Nehal I. Abu-Lail received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2004. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio Chemical Engineering program since 2018. Prior to that, she was an associate professor of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering at Washington State University. Her research is focused on fundamental understanding of physiochemical cellular properties and interactions in environmental and biological systems. She as well is interested in why women are minorities in engineering. She has published over 50 technical articles and presented her research in over 200 meetings. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD) and 3M. She is currently teaching the “Biotransport Phenomena” and “Current Topics in Bionanotechnology” courses.

Email :  nehal.abu-lail@utsa.edu